Study hints virtual reality might help after stroke
From: Reuters Health - 09/08/2011

Researchers taking a fresh look at past research have found virtual reality
could help stroke patients regain some physical function in the short term
and perform daily activities better thanconventional stroke therapy. 

With investigators increasingly focusing on readily-available gaming systems
such as the Wii and Kinect for rehab instead of more expensive custom-made
devices, Judith Deutsch (one of the authors of the review and a physical
therapy researcher at the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey
in Newark) said that doctors and physical therapists can expect to know a lot
more about virtual reality soon. 

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Links:
Judith Deutsch
http://meg.umdnj.edu/members/judithdeutsch.htm

Cochrane Library article
http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/14651858.CD008349.pub2/full
http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/14651858.CD008349.pub2/pdf

Submitted by Eric Sabelman